Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>barrett-jacksonchevyChevy CamaroChevyCamaroJohn BarryJohnBarrySEMAsema 2009Sema2009WD-40Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:59:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21041089/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2009/11/05/sema-2009-wd-40-camaro-looks-cool-needs-more-stickers/21041089/article-detail.xml21041089http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2009%2F11%2Fwd40camaro---0.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2009%2F11%2Fwd40camaro---0.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/john-barry-the-man-behind-wd-40-dead-at-age-84/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/john-barry-the-man-behind-wd-40-dead-at-age-84/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/john-barry-the-man-behind-wd-40-dead-at-age-84/#commentsFiled under: Etc., TechnologyWho among us doesn't have at least one blue-and-yellow can sitting on the shelf near the tools? WD-40 and its secret formula has been often imitated, but the small San Diego firm long resisted the temptation to spread itself thin with too many other products. Under the leadership of one John S. Barry, the company took a single product - one that had taken 40 tries to get right - and built it into the Kleenex of lubricant products, good for $317 million in sales last year. The man who kept his focus firmly on making the best single product of its type has passed away at the age of 84.